imintrouble BSN, RN

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    Being a nurse is hard

    imintrouble replied to MomjessB's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nursing = the hardest work I've ever done. I'm 50 something, and I've done alot of work in my lifetime. It's the emotional and mental aspect that I find so
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    Hard to manage patients

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Try taking care of a psych pt who has some kind of history with counseling. Like that's their profession. The pt turned me inside out, and I have no doubt they knew exactly what they were doing....
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    What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    imintrouble replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    End of life care is where I find the biggest disconnect between reality and expectations. Since we as a society don't discuss death and dying, most people don't have a clue about how ugly, messy and...
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    Is my husband being unreasonable?

    imintrouble replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    Is it possible that you're dissatisfied with your life in general, and trying to figure out whose fault it
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    Different Types Of Coworkers

    imintrouble replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Point taken. I stand
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    Different Types Of Coworkers

    imintrouble replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At the risk of raining on this parade, I suggest you simply delete "nurse" and insert any other job, and it would apply. People are people. They don't change their stripes simply by putting on their...
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    Is your workplace haunted?

    imintrouble replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a very old LTC once. Three "halls". The sickest/oldest/heaviest care residents were always placed on the south hall. The rooms were darker. The corridor was darker. More death...
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    If you weren't a nurse, what would you have become?

    imintrouble replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Poor.
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    Advice or Ideas Regarding Patient Compliance...

    imintrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Agree with GrnTea. Rules have no teeth if they're not
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    Advice or Ideas Regarding Patient Compliance...

    imintrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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    Advice or Ideas Regarding Patient Compliance...

    imintrouble replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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    Too tired to work - weight of the world on my shoulders

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Doesn't every nurse feel like that? Night shift definitely magnifies that. That's just at work. Then go home where you have to make half, stretch to double. I'm just glad I have half. I sincerely...
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    Do you remember your first day on the job?

    imintrouble replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    First day as a brand new nurse, fresh out of school. How can I forget? It felt like one of those horror movies, where the length of the parking lot/sidewalk/hallway was endless. Like I was walking to...
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    Written up and confused.

    imintrouble replied to pageturnstyle's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Was it a LTC setting? You have to have an order for everything in LTC. I would be upset too, if I thought my boss was out to get me. However, I can guarantee you no BON in any state would consider...
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    Was I at fault? the nurse embarrassed me in front of others.

    imintrouble replied to crunchytaco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have one side of the story. One perspective. One observation. Just
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    IV infiltrate :(

    imintrouble replied to Peeker19's topic in General Nursing

    Cut yourself some slack. Sometimes bad things happen even when you do everything
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    stay or leave med surg?

    imintrouble replied to mandajoy18's topic in Nursing Career

    Sometimes we choose the familiar, just because it's familiar. Passing on things that are better for us because they're unknown. Go with what you
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    Happiness vs more money

    imintrouble replied to adamsmom2's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, do you have any idea how hard it is to find a job you like? Alot of money would have to be on the table for me to trade that off. An 11th grader would be....17? A seventeen yr old who...
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    Why does every unit have a princess?

    imintrouble replied to echoRNC711's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know exactly what you're talking about, but I've found the princess doesn't exist in every unit, or every job. But when you do work with one, there's no mistaking you're in the presence of royalty....
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    Casting Nurses for the Walking Dead

    imintrouble replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I wonder why you never see a fat
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    State-Mandated Nurse Staffing Levels Alleviate Workloads, Leads to Lower Patient Mortality

    imintrouble replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I wish there were mandated ratios where I work. I honestly never know how many pts I'm going to be responsible for when I walk onto the unit. They staff reasonably, but if somebody calls off, or is...
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    Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    imintrouble replied to Snowbird17's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The vaccine is a condition of my employment. What I want doesn't seen to
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    How do you cope with looking "too young" to be a nurse?

    imintrouble replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never considered that I worked in a progressive area, but I can't remember hearing a young looking nurse's ability linked with their appearance. Is it possible YOU place more emphasis on your...
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    Patient requests

    imintrouble replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    On this kind of thread I always post, "I need my pillow fluffed." It never fails to shoot my blood pressure through the ceiling. I don't know why. I've read all the other posts, and while annoying,...
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    Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    imintrouble replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Seems fair to